I did a pace ride this morning in temperatures that were the coldest so far of the year, low 40's. I was dressed for success, though - leg warmers under knickers, warm base layer, long sleeve winter jersey, winter weight jacket, long finger gloves, balaclava, helmet cover, and thick socks (which hurt). The ride was programmed for 1:30, but at 40 minutes my legs started to complain about a lack of energy. My heart rate was pretty high for the efforts, too, and after the ride was cut to an hour I ended up with a TSS of 91. I've read that the body shunts blood away from major muscles to it's core to keep warm, and power is therefore lacking. It felt like it!

Tomorrow I have a cyclocross workout on the schedule. It has two sets of 1 minute over/unders, 5 reps each, with a *** in between the sets. Then I'm to go to the dirt and try to hurt myself. The weather is forecast to be slightly warmer, but rain chances will be high. I hope I can get it in! Because I have to be at work by 0900, I'll be on the bike NLT than 0630 - like today.